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anyway, we're going to visit with former assistant secretary of defense byng west in 15 minutes to parse through it. for 15 years the federal gas tax has been 18.4 cents a gallon, good. some people now in industry groups, they want to raise it as part of the fiscal cliff negotiation. that is a bad idea. first of all, we don't need another tax, period. it's just going to slow down the economy and damage consumers. second of all, it shut should be a state and local decision, not a federal decision. this is so important. yeah, bridges need to be upgraded and so forth, but, again, this is no time to burden motorists with higher gasoline prices that have more than doubled in the last four years and no time to burden consumers with another tax burden. now, there's one man in washington who is a true leader in the fight against out-of-control spending. what does they think about where the fiscal cliff talks are going? can he possibly be happy with all this talk about revenues and nothing about making spending cuts? we welcome back senator tom coburn about to join us next up on "kudlow." >>> tom
anyway, we're going to visit with former assistant secretary of defense byng west in 15 minutes to parse through it. for 15 years the federal gas tax has been 18.4 cents a gallon, good. some people now in industry groups, they want to raise it as part of the fiscal cliff negotiation. that is a bad idea. first of all, we don't need another tax, period. it's just going to slow down the economy and damage consumers. second of all, it shut should be a state and local decision, not a federal...
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. >> the it turn kish government stressed the tee employment will be defensive only. and that it will in no way support a no-fly zone or any offensive operation. >> the situation is detearer be rapidly as rebels continue to battle government forces. so still to come on the show, as tensions simmer between china and japan, our panel exams if asia's top economies can still do business despite national list tick further at home. >>> hsbc's flash pmi shows china's packer to activity expanding above the key 50 level for the first time in more than a year. stocks in shanghai fall on fears they may rein in on stimulus. and no sign of compromise as eu leaders begin arriving in brussels for what could turn into four days of budget talks. david cameron iterating his criticism of increasing the bloc's spending. palestinians pour into the streets as eight days of strikes end between israel and hamas. this is a thanksgiving day holiday. so happy thanksgiving if you celebrate it. slim gains yesterday. ibex up 0.8%. we are focusing on spain in the next 15 minutes. we have spain tapp
. >> the it turn kish government stressed the tee employment will be defensive only. and that it will in no way support a no-fly zone or any offensive operation. >> the situation is detearer be rapidly as rebels continue to battle government forces. so still to come on the show, as tensions simmer between china and japan, our panel exams if asia's top economies can still do business despite national list tick further at home. >>> hsbc's flash pmi shows china's packer to...
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he will remain defense chief until after the next set of elections. right now it's time for today's edition of the global markets report. european stocks having a pretty good week last week we are weighted to the down side after that good week. dean klein ye 7:2 at the moment, but not a bad week at all. ftse up nearly 4% last week, up 5% for the dax, 5.6% for the cac. ftse down a third, spanish yields pretty low reading. well away i suppose from the 6% mark is what i'm saying. ten year bund yields 1.4 p. we've seen the dollar index just down on a three week low at the moment. plenty of focus on yen. dollar-yen 81.98. pulling away from the 7 1/2 month high. aussie dollar back over 1.04. sterling-dollar just on the 1.60 marks as you can see. that's where we stand in europe. let's check in on the asian trading session for the first time this week. >> mixed trade here in asia. investors cautious ahead of the eurozone finance ministers meeting. but the nikkei continued to push higher as exporters gained on the yen's weakness. troubled electronics firm surg
he will remain defense chief until after the next set of elections. right now it's time for today's edition of the global markets report. european stocks having a pretty good week last week we are weighted to the down side after that good week. dean klein ye 7:2 at the moment, but not a bad week at all. ftse up nearly 4% last week, up 5% for the dax, 5.6% for the cac. ftse down a third, spanish yields pretty low reading. well away i suppose from the 6% mark is what i'm saying. ten year bund...
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half of those spending cuts are going to come on the defense side. so you've only got 1/6 upsetting the democrats and 5/6 upsetting the republicans. the democrats are in a stronger porks i think it position. >> given the market reaction we saw yesterday is whether investors need to recalibrate their reaction that this will be resolved. if it's not, we know there will be economic fallout. but as it becomes more and more in the headlines, is there real risk that despite the improvement we've seen in consumer confidence, 9/11 busine -- even in business spending, that progress will be made. >> we think we're going to get a resolution. the fallout would be too great for either political party not to see a resolution of this. and ultimately, we have to see this. the parties have already been told they're not going to be going on holiday until there's a resolution. obviously the year end for them, the fiscal cliff will hit and they'll get the new congress coming in. >> there's the debt ceiling, too, so there's real need to strike a deal that will avoid havi
half of those spending cuts are going to come on the defense side. so you've only got 1/6 upsetting the democrats and 5/6 upsetting the republicans. the democrats are in a stronger porks i think it position. >> given the market reaction we saw yesterday is whether investors need to recalibrate their reaction that this will be resolved. if it's not, we know there will be economic fallout. but as it becomes more and more in the headlines, is there real risk that despite the improvement...
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samsung may have found a way to get a leg up defense japanese rivals on on the digital camera front. cheri has the details from seoul. >> yeah, samsung today took the wraps off its new android powered digital camera. the camera that has a smart phone like tendencies allows users to upload their photos to their favorite social networking site wirelessly. that means you can connect without hooking it up to a computer. this may not be a break through technology, but remember, samsung is getting serious about its digital camera business when it merged its digital imaging business under its mobile umbrella. analysts say they expect a huge smart phone style marketing blitz that will in the words of samsung's mobile division chief, quote, open a new channel in visual communications. it is big business. the sector is expected to be worth $46 billion by 2017. back to you. >> thanks very much for that. staying with cameras, will i ahmadinejam is in london to launch his first product. it's designed to turn your iphone into a super camera. the man himself has been showing off the gadget. >> i th
samsung may have found a way to get a leg up defense japanese rivals on on the digital camera front. cheri has the details from seoul. >> yeah, samsung today took the wraps off its new android powered digital camera. the camera that has a smart phone like tendencies allows users to upload their photos to their favorite social networking site wirelessly. that means you can connect without hooking it up to a computer. this may not be a break through technology, but remember, samsung is...
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i think a chunk of that was going to be defense. a big chunk is not a defense. the 2.7 i don't think is sustainable in and of itself. before this number came out, the government had added 0.7 to the total 2% that was out there. so this 9.5%. it could be something of a rebound. it's not a sustainable way to do it. you have slight skpoerts. inventis added something compared to last time. but look at the internals. i think rick gave us 2% down to 1.4 was the revision in consumer spending. something to watch. now, i'm not sure that that number -- the real number, the underlying trend is quite as weak as that but it's not going to be a whole long stronger than the original print. then you look at the numbers. what really should trouble you is the business investment numbers which are down 2.2%. if you could see a rebound in that, now maybe, joe, this is what you're talking about. you get a situation where businesses start to spend and then you can start to sense it. >> steve, we had volcker -- we did this interview with volcker and the thing that they always do wrong
i think a chunk of that was going to be defense. a big chunk is not a defense. the 2.7 i don't think is sustainable in and of itself. before this number came out, the government had added 0.7 to the total 2% that was out there. so this 9.5%. it could be something of a rebound. it's not a sustainable way to do it. you have slight skpoerts. inventis added something compared to last time. but look at the internals. i think rick gave us 2% down to 1.4 was the revision in consumer spending....
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a quarter of that go to the ministry of defense. they make one of israel's most valuable tools. >> we can see the uav position. >> uavs are planes without pilots and operated with the click of a mouse. >> sometimes you need to get footage. this is something better to be done by an unmanned capability. >> the flying is with a trackball, and i'm actually just commanding the direction and the speed and altitude. and then the uav will follow my command. when i want to land or take off, i just need to click a button. short drive away, the parts of the drone are crafted. >> it is a high-tech nolg. the stabilization and a lot of soft fair. >> that allows the drones to see far away and function as a surveillance tool. >> the main requirement is to see if you see a person a few kilometers away and he's holding something, do you want to know if it's a gun or a stick? >> in the future, the drones could get smarter and smallen. cnn money got a look at the latest yet to hit the market. a surveillance drone the se of a butterfly aimed to alert so
a quarter of that go to the ministry of defense. they make one of israel's most valuable tools. >> we can see the uav position. >> uavs are planes without pilots and operated with the click of a mouse. >> sometimes you need to get footage. this is something better to be done by an unmanned capability. >> the flying is with a trackball, and i'm actually just commanding the direction and the speed and altitude. and then the uav will follow my command. when i want to land...
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>> i have said more than once, our whole military operation was defensive. it was designed to bring peace and quiet to israel citizens in the south who were on the receiving end of those rockets. if there's no hostility from gaza, there's no reason for israel to act. >> do you have assurances that hamas is now going to completely stop not only the rockets and the missiles, but the artillery or -- israeli soldiers won't be -- >> the understanding we've reached against the egyptians with the sponsorship of the united states say clearly a total and complete cessation of all hostile activity initiated in the grauz strip, and that's very important. approximate t means that means no rockets on israeli cities, no shooting at israeli farmers from across the border. total and complete quiet. this -- these arrangements, for us that's victory, because that's what we wanted. we wanted the whole operation was designed to protect our people, to free them from their constant fear of incoming rocket launches by hamas and gaza. what if they get engaged and target cease-fire?
>> i have said more than once, our whole military operation was defensive. it was designed to bring peace and quiet to israel citizens in the south who were on the receiving end of those rockets. if there's no hostility from gaza, there's no reason for israel to act. >> do you have assurances that hamas is now going to completely stop not only the rockets and the missiles, but the artillery or -- israeli soldiers won't be -- >> the understanding we've reached against the...
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, even angry defense of susan rice. but another meeting that susan rice had today was with senator bob corker of tennessee. yesterday he told reporters in the hallways that he thought she would be a better democratic committee chair than secretary of state. he was very careful not to say one way or the other how he would vote if she were nominated. but he did say a warning for the president. >> i would just ask that the president step back away from all of the buzz around this particular situation and take a deep breath and decide who is the best secretary of state for our country at this time when we have so many issues to deal with. >> reporter: the point that he made is that he and other senators view the role of secretary of state differently from other cabinet posts where traditionally senators tend to give senators the benefit of doubt that they could have whomever they want in their cabinet when they seat the secretary of state differently. another point of controversy in these meetings that susan rice has been h
, even angry defense of susan rice. but another meeting that susan rice had today was with senator bob corker of tennessee. yesterday he told reporters in the hallways that he thought she would be a better democratic committee chair than secretary of state. he was very careful not to say one way or the other how he would vote if she were nominated. but he did say a warning for the president. >> i would just ask that the president step back away from all of the buzz around this particular...
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. >> i heard ehud barak, the outgoing defense minister with leon panetta the secretary of defense a little while ago. eh ehud barak didn't seem overly concerned. >> he too said it was a mistake on the part of the palestinians. >> are you going to punish the palestinian authority by withholding tax revenue or anything along those lines? there have been reports you would consider that. >> we have to first see how the palestinians move forward. if they move forward against us in an aggressive way trying to declare israeli soldiers as war criminals, we're going to have to defend ourselves just like we did against hamas rockets a few days ago. if they're willing to sit down with us, we'll talk to them. >> and you have assurances from the u.s. government, the obama administration, that they will vote against this resolution. >> the president has given us unequivocal support and has said categorically the only means to a two-state solution between israel and the palestinians is by direct negotiations without preconditions. >> you've heard lindsey graham and other senators warning if the palestini
. >> i heard ehud barak, the outgoing defense minister with leon panetta the secretary of defense a little while ago. eh ehud barak didn't seem overly concerned. >> he too said it was a mistake on the part of the palestinians. >> are you going to punish the palestinian authority by withholding tax revenue or anything along those lines? there have been reports you would consider that. >> we have to first see how the palestinians move forward. if they move forward against...
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instead of an offensive posture, a defensive posture biblically. you've been talking about the gechlt geopolitical ties between the u.s. and israel. there's about 2 million jews who live here in the united states and a large population of them in florida, new york, new jersey, maryland. and they play an important role in the religious life here in the united states as well as the political life. another group that plays a big part? evangelical christians, stronger supporters of israel and christians united for zion have as many as 750,000 members. that gets tricky with the theological beliefs that jesus may be returning to jerusalem. >> i spoke with the mayor of jerusalem yesterday who seemed to underscore the importance of his city's religious sites. let's listen. >> they're focusing on destruction, on killing, on hurting innocent people. today they even tried to take a shot at jerusalem. god forbid! could you imagine what would have happened if they hit a holy site in the city of jerusalem, the church, the western wall, the mosque? they would, of
instead of an offensive posture, a defensive posture biblically. you've been talking about the gechlt geopolitical ties between the u.s. and israel. there's about 2 million jews who live here in the united states and a large population of them in florida, new york, new jersey, maryland. and they play an important role in the religious life here in the united states as well as the political life. another group that plays a big part? evangelical christians, stronger supporters of israel and...
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and his defense team is saying, you know what? he was abused so terribly during his time in prison that he should get a reduced sentence. it should be time served and i will tell you having reviewed what allegedly are the facts in the case, don, it was e agree jous. he was initially put in sort of a security, under security watch but he was never removed really from that status. he was forced to leave the cell apparently completely naked and questioned every five minutes of how he was feeling and the facts under many circumstances considered abuse and torture. >> people are skeptical thinking it's a tactic to get a reduced sentence or the charges dropped? >> people are skeptical but the defense team said they want him to plead guilty to a lesser charge that's not necessarily filed yet because he's looking at significant time. i mean, if convicted looking at life in prison. if he pleads guilty to the lesser charges we are talking about max of 16 years in prison, dishonorable discharge. that looks better than life in prison. >> it's
and his defense team is saying, you know what? he was abused so terribly during his time in prison that he should get a reduced sentence. it should be time served and i will tell you having reviewed what allegedly are the facts in the case, don, it was e agree jous. he was initially put in sort of a security, under security watch but he was never removed really from that status. he was forced to leave the cell apparently completely naked and questioned every five minutes of how he was feeling...
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and, secondly, they began to feel that their defense system, air defense system was shooting down rockets. as bad as things were, they were feeling like maybe technology can help deal with this for them. i don't think they're going to feel that way now. i think this is a reminder of how bad it can be in israel, going back to the days when bombs were going off in cafes and buses and malls. >> frequently. >> throughout jerusalem frequently. this is a reminder of that. it will make it that much harder for secretary clinton to convince the israelis and things need to be de-escalated. again, she said she wants to go beyond just a de-escalation, but a longer term cessation of hostilities. i see that as extremely difficult. neither hamas nor israel will want to give anything up for that. they'll want to make it seem like violence and warfare made their position worse. so that strikes me as a very, very difficult hill to climb. >> what kind of pressure is she going to be able to put on the egyptian president morsi? so that he, in turn, can put pressure on hamas since u.s. does not negotiate with
and, secondly, they began to feel that their defense system, air defense system was shooting down rockets. as bad as things were, they were feeling like maybe technology can help deal with this for them. i don't think they're going to feel that way now. i think this is a reminder of how bad it can be in israel, going back to the days when bombs were going off in cafes and buses and malls. >> frequently. >> throughout jerusalem frequently. this is a reminder of that. it will make it...
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but you have to respect that guy, their linebacker, an amazing defense. they play smash mouth football. it's not pretty, but it's very effective. look at him now. >> that's all that matters, right? so notre dame is likely to play the winner of the alabama-georgia game. so what will be the key for notre dame? >> in the s.e.c. championship, the team that notre dame is going to face, let's move forward to that. >> sorry. >> saturday, it will take place in the georgia dome. alabama and georgia. the amazing thing about this, the southeastern conference will be represented in a national championship game for a seventh straight year. incredible run. georgia turned its season around and really their quarterback turned their season around against florida, when aaron murray picked himself up off the deck, a horrible game, got it together in the second half and they have been pretty much unstoppable ever since. but georgia has only played two ranked teams, one south carolina beat georgia. alabama, they are alabama. they find a way to answer. now, they did lose to te
but you have to respect that guy, their linebacker, an amazing defense. they play smash mouth football. it's not pretty, but it's very effective. look at him now. >> that's all that matters, right? so notre dame is likely to play the winner of the alabama-georgia game. so what will be the key for notre dame? >> in the s.e.c. championship, the team that notre dame is going to face, let's move forward to that. >> sorry. >> saturday, it will take place in the georgia dome....
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defense officials say militants aren't entirely holding their fire. they've launched five rockets, they say, toward israel since the cease-fire began, but they say the incidents have been minor. not long before the cease-fire was announced, i had a chance to sit down with the israeli preside president. we spoke about the possibility of a truce and how that might affect the region. mr. president, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> how concerned are you that if there is a cease-fire that the status of hamas will be dramatically elevated at the expense of the palestinian authority, president abbas. >> the three conditions are put forward by the united states of america, russia, the independent united nations. they say stop shooting and start talking. we are not alone in that. if the world can agree that they can shoot and everything will be open and they won't be punished, it's a fantasy. i think even the egyptians understand deep in their hearts that this will not fly. and i'm presently surprised by the position taken by the president of eg
defense officials say militants aren't entirely holding their fire. they've launched five rockets, they say, toward israel since the cease-fire began, but they say the incidents have been minor. not long before the cease-fire was announced, i had a chance to sit down with the israeli preside president. we spoke about the possibility of a truce and how that might affect the region. mr. president, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> how concerned are you that if there is a...
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the israeli defense minister ehud barak is resigning. says he wants to spend more time with his family. and he's leaving as the fragile cease-fire between israel and gaza is just holding. meantime the egyptian president mohamed morsi is going to meet today with egypt's supreme judicial council where he'll address criticism and protests of the vast new expansion of his powers just one day after he helped broker the middle east cease-fire. morsi declared immunity from any judicial checks and balances while egypt's new constitution was being drafted. a move that many say will grant the new leader virtually unlimited power. jamie rubin, former assistant sect under president clinton currently serves as counselor for competitive of international affairs for new york governor andrew cuomo. nice to have you with us. let's talk first about ehud barak. when anybody says i'm going to spend more time with my family all the red flags go up. but he's an elderly gentleman. what really is happening there? it's an interesting time for him to announce his
the israeli defense minister ehud barak is resigning. says he wants to spend more time with his family. and he's leaving as the fragile cease-fire between israel and gaza is just holding. meantime the egyptian president mohamed morsi is going to meet today with egypt's supreme judicial council where he'll address criticism and protests of the vast new expansion of his powers just one day after he helped broker the middle east cease-fire. morsi declared immunity from any judicial checks and...
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two hit open areas and the third was intercepted by the iron dome missile defense system. if everything remains this relatively quiet until 2:00 eastern this afternoon, the gaza border crossings will open. rallies opened in the streets as they celebrated what they call a victory over israel. the prime minister says he's dedicated the victory to that man, ahmed al ja'abari, killed in that air strike. as you know, that air strike inciting the fighting. hopeful that the cease fire will hold? >> reporter: the longer it does hold, as each hour goes by, people do grow more hopeful it will, in fact, be sustained. people are very aware that at this point in time it is still a very short-term solution as the looming issue of a long-lasting peace deal does still remain elusive. for the first time since this all began last wednesday, we are not seeing deserted streets in gaza. we're not hearing air strikes, various artillery rockets being fired in the distance, not hearing the wail of sirens. quite the contrary. people were in the streets since the cease fire was first announced last
two hit open areas and the third was intercepted by the iron dome missile defense system. if everything remains this relatively quiet until 2:00 eastern this afternoon, the gaza border crossings will open. rallies opened in the streets as they celebrated what they call a victory over israel. the prime minister says he's dedicated the victory to that man, ahmed al ja'abari, killed in that air strike. as you know, that air strike inciting the fighting. hopeful that the cease fire will hold?...
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turkey has asked for and been granted a nato patriot air defense missiles. they're clearly worried about rockets and missiles coming into turkey from syria from the regime of bashar al assad. how worried should turkey be about engaging with syria in an actual war? >> wolf, the turks are very worried. and the turks are very disappointed. i've spent a fair amount of time in turkey this last year or so. they're very disappointed in washington's abdication. they feel that washington has left them holding the bag. the prime minister has always felt that he had kind of an inside relationship with president obama. but now the turks are left where they are. they are left with this running, shooting campaigns with the syrians. they're left with well over perhaps 120,000, 130,000 syrian refugees and they feel they have been left alone. the patriot missiles are the least we can do for them. >> thank you. >> thank you, wolf. >>> could air travel cost you more if the country goes over that so-called fiscal cliff? up next, the doomsday scenario some experts are now painti
turkey has asked for and been granted a nato patriot air defense missiles. they're clearly worried about rockets and missiles coming into turkey from syria from the regime of bashar al assad. how worried should turkey be about engaging with syria in an actual war? >> wolf, the turks are very worried. and the turks are very disappointed. i've spent a fair amount of time in turkey this last year or so. they're very disappointed in washington's abdication. they feel that washington has left...
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there was also some defense delay in this case, as well, which is not attributable to the government. so both sides are going to argue whether or not the delay was -- was a very long delay, was a delay that he should get credit for. there's no doubt in my opinion that he will get some pretrial credit. i don't believe that he's going to be let go free and the charges dismissed. >> greg rinckey, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >>> also happening this hour, the southern poverty law center holding a conference in new york to discuss a lawsuit against a conversion therapy provider. conversion therapy as you may know is a controversial practice that tries to change a person's sexual orientation from gay to straight. coming up later is hour, we'll talk with the splc's attorney about the first of a kind lawsuit. >>> also, we're keeping a close eye on things in cairo, egypt. protesters have blocking to tahrir square to rage against egypt's president. earlier this morning, police fired teargas to disperse demonstrator. many egyptians say muhammad morse betrayed the democratic action of the
there was also some defense delay in this case, as well, which is not attributable to the government. so both sides are going to argue whether or not the delay was -- was a very long delay, was a delay that he should get credit for. there's no doubt in my opinion that he will get some pretrial credit. i don't believe that he's going to be let go free and the charges dismissed. >> greg rinckey, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >>> also happening this hour, the southern...
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i want to bring in defense attorney and law professor joey jackson. joey, you know, on the surface this sounds big. almost unbelievable. >> huge. >> how could they have missed this, but i guess the question is if it hadn't been missed, if they had found this, if the prosecution had this in their hands, would it have changed the outcome? >> i think this is what we call outcome determinetive. how powerful would it have been for the prosecution to have evidence the day she went missing of a search that said "fool proof suffocation." i think it's a game changer. it's a huge miss on their part. even more importantly, the defense had this. how could the prosecution not? >> that's right. defense attorney jose baez said he knew about this all along and was actually waiting for it to come up. >> it never did. exactly. so interestingly enough, the question is asked, well, you ho could a defense attorney do that? don't we share information? the answer is yes but no, but here's what i mean. there's an obligation for what we call reciprocal discovery. if i have in
i want to bring in defense attorney and law professor joey jackson. joey, you know, on the surface this sounds big. almost unbelievable. >> huge. >> how could they have missed this, but i guess the question is if it hadn't been missed, if they had found this, if the prosecution had this in their hands, would it have changed the outcome? >> i think this is what we call outcome determinetive. how powerful would it have been for the prosecution to have evidence the day she went...
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and i think at the end of the day, if you look at his defense of her, this defense of her sends an unspeakable message to the country and the rest of the world she would be instrumental in formulating foreign policy. >> she would have the president's ear. she was an assistant secretary of state for african affairs during the clinton administration. and traveling through africa with her at the time former road scholar. obviously she's got a lot of experience. >> certainly has a lot of experience. >> and done a good job at the united nations over the past few years as well. we'll see what the president decides to do. the ball is clearly in his court. thank you, elise. >>> three weeks after his election loss, mitt romney will be in the white house tomorrow for lunch with the president of the united states. will he bring ideas for avoiding the fiscal cliff? and more than half a billion dollars up for grabs in the power ball lottery. i'll talk to the man who actually draws the winning numbers. he could make you very rich. g s! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive wa
and i think at the end of the day, if you look at his defense of her, this defense of her sends an unspeakable message to the country and the rest of the world she would be instrumental in formulating foreign policy. >> she would have the president's ear. she was an assistant secretary of state for african affairs during the clinton administration. and traveling through africa with her at the time former road scholar. obviously she's got a lot of experience. >> certainly has a lot...
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the defense department recently allowed women to serve in some combat units. strongly committed to examining the expansion of roles in the u.s. military. and look at this amazing video from hawaii. lava on a volcano in hawaii is reaching the ocean. the volcano has been continuously erupting for almost 30 years. it's the first time the lava has flown into the ocean in almost a year. experts say it's very dangerous and they are warning people to stay away. boy, does it make for a beautiful sight. beautiful pictures. and i've actually -- well, you know i went to high school on the big island. i've seen that pictures time and time again. i've actually been relatively close. you really can't get too close. but it is really a sight to see, wolf. >> thanks very much, lisa. >>> mexico's new leader's here in washington to meet with president obama. but first he sat down with me for an exclusive interview today. you're going to hear his strong words over the so-called fast and furious gun smuggling operation. and the powerball jackpot reaches half a billion dollars. [ m
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in other words, israel's whole military operation here was purely defensive. if they hadn't had been shooting at us, we wouldn't have had to call up our reserves and hit at gaza. we will be very happy if we can have a status quo, if the situation can be quiet, and if the civilians on both sides of the frontier will enjoy a period of unprecedented peace and quiet. >> if all does remain quiet, we're hours from that second round of negotiation, really on the most contentious issue, those very tight border crossings in gaza under this 7-year-old now embargo. what makes this time, what makes this round of negotiations any different that before? >> you know, any where over the last two, three years, israel has been relaxing restrictions. we'll continue to that process and now talk to the egyptians about that. but israel imposed restrictions for a reason. you had this hostile fire into israel. they were shooting rockets into our cities and trying to kill our people. is it really fair to expect that you would have normal trading relations -- >> but if that does stop,
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this matters, every word they say matters and white house press secretary jay carney was on the defense today. he pointed out as he had done yesterday that the president spoke on the phone with senate majority leader harry reid and john boehner over the weekend. and besides carney says, the president has to talk directly to the american people. >> it is vitally important that ordinary americans actively engage in this debate because the outcome of these negotiations and the hopeful product of these negotiations are the product that we hope emerges from these negotiations will profoundly affect their lives. >> so is the president, the missing ingredient to really nailing down a fiscal cliff deal? could he end the drama right now if he stayed put in washington and held a series of face-to-face meetings with reid, mcconnell, boehner, and pelosi instead of his planned meetings this week with small business owners, business leaders and middle class americans, not to mention a trip scheduled for friday to pennsylvania. a state he won by five points in the election, to sell american voters on
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the leadership there, defense minister ehud barack. is he now quitting. he says he is going to spend more time with his family. his resignation will take effect in january. that's where fred is following the story from jerusalem. first of all, fred, it's kind of funny to hear him say that because everybody it is that, want to spend more time with the family. is there a back story to this, or is that the real deal? >> reporter: is terminal seems as though there is one. it is definitely a shocker here in israel. of course, ehud barack has been part of public life here for decades. he was the prime minister and now for the past seven and a half years was the defense minister. a very prominent person. also, of course, a big military figure here in this country. he says for his part that it is, as you say, for personal reasons. he wants to spend more time with his family. especially his grandchildren. there are many people here in this country who believe that it is, indeed, for political reasons. he is currently really riding a high in public opinion polls af
the leadership there, defense minister ehud barack. is he now quitting. he says he is going to spend more time with his family. his resignation will take effect in january. that's where fred is following the story from jerusalem. first of all, fred, it's kind of funny to hear him say that because everybody it is that, want to spend more time with the family. is there a back story to this, or is that the real deal? >> reporter: is terminal seems as though there is one. it is definitely a...
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they're sending an advance team to look at the situation, saying it would only be used defensively. but i see this conflict in some ways migrating towards turkey. today we had thousands of people -- >> last thing turkey wants. >> well, know, it is what is happening because some of the aid for the rebels is coming through there. they now have bases with these patriot missile batteries used to protect the rebel bases there inside syria, but on the border with turkey. got the russians with a warship in the mediterranean. the u.s. has warships in the mediterranean. all of this says to us that this situation is coming to a peak or least our military and intelligence leaders think it is coming to a peak. you have two task forces there and both of them are saying, the americans are saying we are doing this in case we have to evacuate our civilians and the russians are saying exactly the same thing. >> something has to happen. jim clancy, thank you. >>> he was on the run for 14 years. until now. how the feds just caught one of america's most wanted fugitives. >>> plus, not even a week after
they're sending an advance team to look at the situation, saying it would only be used defensively. but i see this conflict in some ways migrating towards turkey. today we had thousands of people -- >> last thing turkey wants. >> well, know, it is what is happening because some of the aid for the rebels is coming through there. they now have bases with these patriot missile batteries used to protect the rebel bases there inside syria, but on the border with turkey. got the russians...
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and in this se the duty is to use only proportionate means to affect that defense. does my right honorable friend believe that targeted assassination, the destruction civilian infrastructure and the imposition of casualties on women and children is consistent with that duty? >> well, i think, of course, all our efforts have to be directed now to making sure there is a ceasefire,nd i think it could only be at a subsequent stage that one could make the judgment my right honorable friend is inviting me to make. having shied away from it in the past, fact, from the opposition benches in the lebanon war, i was very clear about the disproportionalty of what happened. but in this case we have to ask ourselves whether any of this would be taking place, th current crisis, current conflict in gaza without the increase in rocket attacks which have gone up from 200 in 2010 to more than 1300 before this conflict began up til last week, this year. that clearly is an intolerable situation in the south of israel. and so we have to bear that many in mind as well. >> mrs. louise helm
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before the votes took place, defense secretary leon panetta that with the israeli defense minister. they also talked about iran's nuclear row graham. ran's nuclear- proi program. the program is about 40 minutes. >> it is my pleasure to welcome minister barak to the pentagon. i would like to begin by taking a moment to pay tribute. he has made an announcement that he intends to retire from political life in israel. our friendship stretches back a number of decades to i think the beginning -- my time as member of congress and as a member of the clinton administration. we also worked closely when i was director of the cia and had a number of meetings in that capacity and certainly now as secretary defense. since i became secretary of defense, we have been in regular communication and have built a strong working relationship. i could not have more respect for he is brilliant, strategic mind. he has one of the best in the business. it stems from a warrior heart and his warrior experience. he has had a lifelong and to protecting the state of israel -- lifelong commitment to protecting the
before the votes took place, defense secretary leon panetta that with the israeli defense minister. they also talked about iran's nuclear row graham. ran's nuclear- proi program. the program is about 40 minutes. >> it is my pleasure to welcome minister barak to the pentagon. i would like to begin by taking a moment to pay tribute. he has made an announcement that he intends to retire from political life in israel. our friendship stretches back a number of decades to i think the beginning...
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the defense department has to be there. we have been very specific about reforming the entitlement programs and making the real cuts. not cuts for things dick durbin would say. there are things he hated worse than the devil. we were candid about the tax code. at the end of every time we talk, without exception, we get a standing ovation. they are desperate for somebody to tell them the truth. that and other things other people have done are beginning to have a real effect. the politicians who think they can get away with ducking the issue or taking a pass. >> follow up on your one-third comment. can you elaborate [indiscernible] the negotiations, the amount of deviation from party lines, why are you saying that? can you react to the white house this week [indiscernible] we do not look at that. >> yes, sure. >> ive us the political dynamic of where we are now. and why some symbols and novels simpson? >> i will take the latter first.the acronym for that is not appropriate. let me tell you, this ceo council and others raising
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is it such that unless you have big muscular defense, big muscular foreign aid? i don't think america will ever be a wimp in anything, but i have an additional school of thought. what do you think? what could help that in america? >> thank you. generally, to speak a very frankly and what you have requested, the support of law enforcement in colombia has been helpful. that is a first step. as you said coming in several points to develop. increasing security capabilities and increasing the state's capability to promote human rights. in a case like ours, we have had so many problems for so many years, we will continue to strengthen those capabilities. the more that i am the minister of defense, i can tell you we have been discussing this in our own cabinet meetings. the more i go to faraway places, going into the jungle, or going in where we are currently under investigative operations to try to bring back these parts ofcou. into a better future. more and more people in those meetings have 10%, a 15% of the time, security-specific issues. but 80%, 85% of the time, h
is it such that unless you have big muscular defense, big muscular foreign aid? i don't think america will ever be a wimp in anything, but i have an additional school of thought. what do you think? what could help that in america? >> thank you. generally, to speak a very frankly and what you have requested, the support of law enforcement in colombia has been helpful. that is a first step. as you said coming in several points to develop. increasing security capabilities and increasing the...
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the senate meanwhile continuing debate on taking up the defense authorization bill. you can follow senate coverage on c-span2. back to the white house for a moment. president obama today signing into law u.s. airlines be excluded from emission -- this is the first test for the president fighting climate change in the second change. he quietly signed the bill over their objections. again, the u.s. house in moments. five bills. live coverage here on c-span. >> the house gaveling in just a couple of moments. five bills on the agenda this afternoon. later this week they'll take up a bill that aims to provide a quick visa process for granting legal status to immigrant students who earned advanced degrees in science, engineering or mathematics at u.s. colleges and universities. the house is in tomorrow but not until noon. there will be no votes tomorrow. house republicans are meeting tomorrow to select their leadership, their committee leadership assignments for the next congress. house democrats later this week will elect their leaders for the 113th congress which of cour
the senate meanwhile continuing debate on taking up the defense authorization bill. you can follow senate coverage on c-span2. back to the white house for a moment. president obama today signing into law u.s. airlines be excluded from emission -- this is the first test for the president fighting climate change in the second change. he quietly signed the bill over their objections. again, the u.s. house in moments. five bills. live coverage here on c-span. >> the house gaveling in just a...
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that is why i thought the blood was eighth best -- the best defense. but obama showed with the same misreading of his mandate -- when some suggest obama is misreading his mandate, he did it four years ago. he threw away 70% approval rating within a few months. spend, spend, stimulus package written in the dark and all this other stuff. massive debt and spending. and you had 1 million going to the streets in august -- april 15, but i only just shown up and started spending like crazy. you then had a reaction from the tea party movement, which reacted in 2010. people lost the elections over spending too much. the first guy to get whacked was arlen specter of pennsylvania. i was working with him to try to get him reelected. he was going to be good on the labor union demands -- then not willing to have elections to prepare -- take power. he was going to be good on judges, final taxes. he was going to fend off the right of center primary and people to govern and to get reelected. obama came and said if you vote for stimulus, i will -- stay out of philadelph
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the automatic spending cuts, defense and non-defense. in the report, educational achievement and special- education programs would be shaved by an 2.3 billion. this was written in september. in "politico" there is an opinion piece by the person who serves on the education board, president of the national school boards association and member of the board of education in kentucky. he writes -- so a little better about money and this conversation we're having this money, ties into the fiscal cliff talks, because defense and non-defense spending, automatic cuts take place if no deal is reached. so we are turning to all of you outside washington this morning. how would you fix your school system? natasha in macon, georgia, an educator. caller: yes. host: what are your thoughts? caller: schools need to allow various ways of teaching. a very rigid process where we are looking for one out, but not allowing different ways to teach multiple varieties of students. host: what does that mean? you have to teach in a certain way because of testing requ
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one are significant spending cuts on defense and domestic spending. second is the expiration of the payroll tax cut and the middle class tax cuts and then a third, as we've been discussing, is the upper income tax cuts and there's a number of other provisions as well. one of those provisions is c.b.o. found that letting the upper income tax cuts expire would have the least effect on the economic growth. it would reduce by about $200,000 which sounds like a lot but the not so much. now, the reason is basically first, the upper income tax cuts, just the bush ones, don't raise that much revenue. it's about $800 billion over 10 years, $80 billion over a year. that's not so much money in terms of our overall economy. secondly wealthy people have less of a propensity to spend out of their marginal tax savings. and so they're unlikely to spend the money they save because of lower tax rates and therefore the money won't flow through the economy and therefore it will have less of an effect on all economic growth. caller: thank you, guys. good morning. i just w
one are significant spending cuts on defense and domestic spending. second is the expiration of the payroll tax cut and the middle class tax cuts and then a third, as we've been discussing, is the upper income tax cuts and there's a number of other provisions as well. one of those provisions is c.b.o. found that letting the upper income tax cuts expire would have the least effect on the economic growth. it would reduce by about $200,000 which sounds like a lot but the not so much. now, the...
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on the non-defense side, i think there are savings to be found. a hats off to debbie and pat roberts putting gather a reform bill that saves us money in the next 10 years. that is something that hits my state. there are other areas where savings can be found. we need to look at those honestly. i think infrastructure is one area which we should consider a revenue source toward an infrastructure bank. we are not spending enough or investing enough in the infrastructure of america. today, china invests 9% of its gross domestic product in its infrastructure. europe, 5%. america, 2.5%, barely enough to sustain and repair what we have in place. there are no grand visions i had about infrastructure and there should be carried beyond the obvious of highways and airports, we have to be thinking about our energy infrastructure in this country and whether it serves our economy well. we have already seen thoughtful suggestions on on both sides of the aisle. when it comes to spending and future, we need to be thoughtful about ways to fund infrastructure. many
on the non-defense side, i think there are savings to be found. a hats off to debbie and pat roberts putting gather a reform bill that saves us money in the next 10 years. that is something that hits my state. there are other areas where savings can be found. we need to look at those honestly. i think infrastructure is one area which we should consider a revenue source toward an infrastructure bank. we are not spending enough or investing enough in the infrastructure of america. today, china...
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we believe that the defense department, which has seen its budget double since 2001, should have to take cuts. we believe we should invest in jobs and get people back to work. and we believe we should protect social security, medicare and medicaid. those are some takeaways that i believe are very important. we believe in negotiating. we believe it's important to do so. we've already given up $1.5 trillion in the last term. people talking about what's on the table, what's off the table. $1.5 trillion should be on the table as cuts that have already taken place. i want to leave the gentlelady time to summarize. ms. schakowsky: i am a proud member of the progressive caucus. but i believe that if you presented what you just said to the american people in general that the vast majority agree with that because it's fair. that's all. we are willing to find cuts. as you pointed out, we've already done that. that's already been done with $1.5 trillion in cuts. but fairness means not just that starting from scratch we cut everybody across the board, but we do it in a humane and fair and sensible w
we believe that the defense department, which has seen its budget double since 2001, should have to take cuts. we believe we should invest in jobs and get people back to work. and we believe we should protect social security, medicare and medicaid. those are some takeaways that i believe are very important. we believe in negotiating. we believe it's important to do so. we've already given up $1.5 trillion in the last term. people talking about what's on the table, what's off the table. $1.5...
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romney that it opens the door to higher taxes and cuts in defense cuts. -- and puts in defense cuts. >> i have a big job here and those running for president have their own aspirations. we will solve this debt crisis and give the american people back to work. >> that is from 16 months ago, what led to the curr >> that is from 16 months ago. obama has a second term makeover for the economic team. they will sit down as chairman of the securities and exchange commission not to tender 14. the number of the commission. the secretary is now leading the administration to prevent the spending cuts and tax hikes. we only hear from democratic minority leader nancy pelosi and other democrats following the vote in august of 2011. she focuses on jobs and the economy. >> good afternoon. we just completed a very lively membership meeting with the necessity of democrats to save the day pulling the country back from default. it was a bitter pill for us to swallow, and we saved medicare, medicaid, and social security. yesterday, we crossed a bridge. and tough talk about the debt, we have to talk about
romney that it opens the door to higher taxes and cuts in defense cuts. -- and puts in defense cuts. >> i have a big job here and those running for president have their own aspirations. we will solve this debt crisis and give the american people back to work. >> that is from 16 months ago, what led to the curr >> that is from 16 months ago. obama has a second term makeover for the economic team. they will sit down as chairman of the securities and exchange commission not to...
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the parma of defense fund. has gone up 64%. the cost of mandatory programs, after adjusting for population growth, up 30%. revenues as a government down 13%. spending up in the categories mentioned. we have already passed a major down payment when it comes to deficit reduction. the budget control act. $1.50 trillion in savings over the next 10 years, but i want to call your attention to one aspect which progressives need to remind people. of the $1.50 trillion already in spending cuts, $900 billion it comes from non-defense spending. we have given far more towards deficit reduction than we have seen on the defense side. that is a big to keep in mind as we talk about spending cuts in the future. let's talk about those for a minute. as i mentioned earlier, the budget control act, and sequestrations', would result in dramatic cuts in spending. we have heard a lot of talk about the impact that this will have on our national defense. there's not anyone left, right, or center, a west compromise america's national defense, but spendin
the parma of defense fund. has gone up 64%. the cost of mandatory programs, after adjusting for population growth, up 30%. revenues as a government down 13%. spending up in the categories mentioned. we have already passed a major down payment when it comes to deficit reduction. the budget control act. $1.50 trillion in savings over the next 10 years, but i want to call your attention to one aspect which progressives need to remind people. of the $1.50 trillion already in spending cuts, $900...
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and has put al qaeda on the defensive. let me describe some of the progress that has been achieved in this fight against al qaeda. first of all, with respect to core al qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan, and that's where the leadership of al qaeda after 9/11 found refuge. our military forces, our intelligence professionals, our diplomats, our development experts have taken the fight to al qaeda's leadership. first through dramatically expanded counterterrorism operations on the afghanistan- pakistan border. and second, through a renewed, revitalized and properly resourced effort to help build an afghanistan that can secure and govern itself. and that's the fundamental mission in afghanistan is to ensure that that country can govern and secure itself so it will never again become a safe haven for al qaeda. over the last few years, al qaeda's leadership, their ranks, have been decimated and includes the loss of four of al qaeda's five top leaders in the last 2 1/2 years alone. osama bin laden, sheik al masri and others in wh
and has put al qaeda on the defensive. let me describe some of the progress that has been achieved in this fight against al qaeda. first of all, with respect to core al qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan, and that's where the leadership of al qaeda after 9/11 found refuge. our military forces, our intelligence professionals, our diplomats, our development experts have taken the fight to al qaeda's leadership. first through dramatically expanded counterterrorism operations on the afghanistan-...
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they spent the last 14 days of the election on the defense. day after day they had to answer for that. it put them on the defense for a long time because it was not true. >> the flip side of that, you put the events back in spring, defining him. a lot of regret among republicans about how early you define him. the kind of campaign -- why was that a brilliant insight? >> at the time it was risky because of super pacs. we were going to spend a majority of our money in the summer and not of the fall. we were going to get out spend because we believed that late tv did not matter as much. it turns out we were right. >> based on what you know about the nation's mood and geography, everything you learned, what republican candidate would have had the best shot? >> that is a good question. we were honest about our concerns about jon huntsman. i think he would have been a tough general election candidate. as someone who helped manage his confirmation, he is a good guy. we looked at his profile and thought he would have been difficult. >> and you thought
they spent the last 14 days of the election on the defense. day after day they had to answer for that. it put them on the defense for a long time because it was not true. >> the flip side of that, you put the events back in spring, defining him. a lot of regret among republicans about how early you define him. the kind of campaign -- why was that a brilliant insight? >> at the time it was risky because of super pacs. we were going to spend a majority of our money in the summer and...
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looking at the entire federal budget, national defense, non- defense spending, medicare, medicaid, social security, net interest. then this sliver of red is where the bureau of indian affairs and the bureau of health services fits -- 0.12% of the budget, .0 7% of the budget. 5.2 million people in the united states, 1.7% of the population. 32% of that age group -- of that population is under the age of 18. the highest per for some states, when it comes to an indian population -- alaska, oklahoma, new mexico, south dakota, and montana. along with that, there is the issue of the highest population states, and that is california, oklahoma, arizona, new mexico, and texas. i have a map of the indian reservations in the continental united states, and this might be a little more clear here. the indian lands in the united states still out west is the majority. we were also looking at some health stats for indian americans, or native americans. tuberculosis, diabetes, alcoholism. the rates are hugely -- 500% in some cases -- higher than the whole population. why is that? >> suicide. you talked abou
looking at the entire federal budget, national defense, non- defense spending, medicare, medicaid, social security, net interest. then this sliver of red is where the bureau of indian affairs and the bureau of health services fits -- 0.12% of the budget, .0 7% of the budget. 5.2 million people in the united states, 1.7% of the population. 32% of that age group -- of that population is under the age of 18. the highest per for some states, when it comes to an indian population -- alaska,...
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certain problems with the defense bill? not do you want this veteran to die? in the case that i cited in which i was the subject of that ad, the issue was embreeon exstem cell research. embryonic stem cell research. not the question of what is the ethical thing to do in a very difficult circumstance. former president george w. bush had a speech in which he addressed whether you would have lines of stem cell research allowed that originated from embryos. the question of when life begins, is that an individual? is it a potential individual? is it an individual who hasy right -- has any rights? none of that talked about in the ad. the question of local core blood stem cells, of which i have been privileged to be a leader with steve smith in new jersey, having a press conference with dr. j. because we found that using blood cord stem cells had been applied to some people with success, including, i believe, some in this nation who suffer from sickle cell anemia. forgetting totally about adult stem cell the -- stem cells, the wee
certain problems with the defense bill? not do you want this veteran to die? in the case that i cited in which i was the subject of that ad, the issue was embreeon exstem cell research. embryonic stem cell research. not the question of what is the ethical thing to do in a very difficult circumstance. former president george w. bush had a speech in which he addressed whether you would have lines of stem cell research allowed that originated from embryos. the question of when life begins, is that...
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secretary of defense and a estimate it would take two to three years to do so. in the latest international atomic energy agency report, based on its ongoing inspections iran's nuclear facility, particularly the fordo enrichment facility find that iran continues to expand enrichment pass the iranian patrician capacity. 20% levels which is closer to the 90% for weapons grades and iran continues to refuse to address the iaea's questions about the potential military dimensions of its nuclear program. and it continues to resist tougher international inspections known as the iaea additional protocol. so we believe that there is time and clearly there's an interest from all parties to reach a diplomatic solution. and after several rounds of negotiations between the p5+1, and iran, it looks as though there will be a new round of talks in the next month, but perhaps early in 2011. it's also clear that the two sides have put forward specific concrete proposal, but those proposals have some different ideas come particularly about the sequencing of the steps necessary to as
secretary of defense and a estimate it would take two to three years to do so. in the latest international atomic energy agency report, based on its ongoing inspections iran's nuclear facility, particularly the fordo enrichment facility find that iran continues to expand enrichment pass the iranian patrician capacity. 20% levels which is closer to the 90% for weapons grades and iran continues to refuse to address the iaea's questions about the potential military dimensions of its nuclear...
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he would not say defense of cuba. the defense of cuba angle doesn't come through a lot for the american. not really thinking this through. it doesn't make sense to them. it doesn't sound like the way you defend cuba. the way from the american perspective in 1962 to do a mutual treaty or send lots of cop vengessal weapons which is what they were doing. but not send long range missile to threaten the united states. it's funny khrushchev accept the tactical battle field weapon. i think kennedy would have had a harder time convincing the world they were offensive weapon. >> guest: exactly. the flip side of that is that that kind of deterrence angle only work it you announce it. what good is the doomsday machine if you don't tell the word. >> host: exactly. >> guest: so at the mount that the crisis broke, everything about this was still secret. who knows what khrushchev would have done. how he would have gotten the united nations and said this is done. we are going to -- here but deterrence only works if the other person k
he would not say defense of cuba. the defense of cuba angle doesn't come through a lot for the american. not really thinking this through. it doesn't make sense to them. it doesn't sound like the way you defend cuba. the way from the american perspective in 1962 to do a mutual treaty or send lots of cop vengessal weapons which is what they were doing. but not send long range missile to threaten the united states. it's funny khrushchev accept the tactical battle field weapon. i think kennedy...
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he doesn't immediately jump to the defense of cuba. and he looks halfway around the world to where the peace deal is most vulnerable. .. and kirchoff kept bringing up her land that we are going to bring this up in november at the united nations after the midterm election. so he had been broadcasting this to the summer. kennedy had been reading all of these reports. the conditions going into this process to believe that kirchoff is going to force the issue. that the issue that kennedy keeps coming back to cuba. so if u.s. kennedy would be sent to hear an kennedy himself was talking about this, kennedy would say, west berlin. he would not say defensive cuba. so the cuba angle doesn't come through a lot. they're not really thinking this through because it doesn't make sense. the way that it's in 1962 would be to do some kind of mutual trudy were to spend lots of conventional weapons, which is what they were doing, but not then long-range missiles that the united states. >> is funny, khrushchev saturday said that tactical fields. he would'
he doesn't immediately jump to the defense of cuba. and he looks halfway around the world to where the peace deal is most vulnerable. .. and kirchoff kept bringing up her land that we are going to bring this up in november at the united nations after the midterm election. so he had been broadcasting this to the summer. kennedy had been reading all of these reports. the conditions going into this process to believe that kirchoff is going to force the issue. that the issue that kennedy keeps...
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they felt with the brutality of the regime, they have to engage in what they call self-defense calling for a no-fly zone, and so the latest slogans in the demonstrations in syria started asking for international intervention. it was around this time that the syria national council was formed, whose mandate was to actually bring help to defend the civilians who were protesting. the reasons -- the main reason the syria did not want to back up has to do what happened to them in the 80s when the syrian regime brutally recrushedded that rebellion centered in the city of hamas and killed, according to the claims of the regimes, 38,000 people in a 27-day campaign in the months of february in 1982. the people felt if they back off, they would be punished because in the 80s, after 82, the next following years, they punishedded them collectively, about 80,000 forcibly disappeared people whose files are still not closed, and thousands and thousands of prisoners of conscious. the syrians felt they have to continue at any cost. when help doesn't come, the idea of defense formed in the movement itse
they felt with the brutality of the regime, they have to engage in what they call self-defense calling for a no-fly zone, and so the latest slogans in the demonstrations in syria started asking for international intervention. it was around this time that the syria national council was formed, whose mandate was to actually bring help to defend the civilians who were protesting. the reasons -- the main reason the syria did not want to back up has to do what happened to them in the 80s when the...
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it was something the department of defense supported. i would put that, despite its importance, i put that behind us, taking steps to get our economic house in order. it's fundamental to our long term security. it's fundamental to our global leadership role. it is the foundation of our long term power and influence as a nation. with respect to human rights, one of the principles falling directly on your comments, one of the principles we have to understand and to follow is that human rights do matter. >> i won't take up two issues very promptly. first thing is the energy. east china sea, when made a visit, we made an agreement to exploit jointly the oil wells in southeast china sea, and we wanted to start the consolidation basedded on the agreement, but the china kept refusing to hold the meetings so even though there's agreement between the two areas of the countries, no development. we are very much disappointed with the current situation. an issue, claiming it's their island. define dimension from the energy issue. human rights. we al
it was something the department of defense supported. i would put that, despite its importance, i put that behind us, taking steps to get our economic house in order. it's fundamental to our long term security. it's fundamental to our global leadership role. it is the foundation of our long term power and influence as a nation. with respect to human rights, one of the principles falling directly on your comments, one of the principles we have to understand and to follow is that human rights do...
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the problem is not to get to wonkish but it's a part of this part of money that is called non-defense discretionary which i hate that term but that is just what it's called and it's become the easiest part of the budget to cut because a member of congress can say i'm cutting that part of the money to identify what they are actually cutting because the decision is made later and then when you press them and say you voted to cut funding for education know, i'm not going to cut education funding, but in the same money with cancer, research, job training, the fbi, air traffic controllers, the national parks there's nothing easy to cut so the smarter that pot of money gets, the more difficult it is to ever get an increase and the more likely it is we get cut. part of it is structural limit the that the congress sets up the budget, but i agree we are talking about children and about money targeted to the particular high level and those are places that don't have this much political power as other voices and what happens in the congress. >> did you want to jump in on that? >> i think our hop
the problem is not to get to wonkish but it's a part of this part of money that is called non-defense discretionary which i hate that term but that is just what it's called and it's become the easiest part of the budget to cut because a member of congress can say i'm cutting that part of the money to identify what they are actually cutting because the decision is made later and then when you press them and say you voted to cut funding for education know, i'm not going to cut education funding,...